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March 11th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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Forget most of what you’ve read about this movie. It is not postmodern, nor “Pythonesqe”, nor any of the other adjectives I’ve read in user reviews. What it is is a very intelligent, and very different piece of filmmaking that is quite unlike anything you’ve ever seen. If I had to compare it to any movie in recent history, I’d say it’s a bit like “Adaptation”, but that film was crude and heavy handed in comparison to “Tristram Shandy”. It’s also a bit like “This Is Spinal Tap” in the deadpan way it presents some very silly parody.

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Imagine a Merchant-Ivory costume drama in which the principal actor suddenly stops, turns to the camera, and tells a Groucho Marx story, And imagine that part way through an increasingly confusing narrative, that keeps movinng forward and back, in fits and starts, the camera abruptly pulls back, and we see a film being made.

From that point on, “Tristram” becomes the story of the attempt to make a film from a very difficult to film novel, with a very difficult cast. The lead hasn’t read the book, and is consumed with petty jealosies concerning the main supporting actor. The producers don’t want to put any more money into it. And it just gets sillier, and sillier- while never quite falling into slapstick.

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In point of fact, as conditions around the film get sillier, the lives of the main characters become more complicated, and consumed by some very serious issues. And yet everything slowly comes togethers, a few people learn a few lessons, and a film is made… although no one seems to ber very pleased with the results. And then, as the credits are rolling, the two main actors are debating acting techniques, in what may be the funniest scene of the entire film.

So what we have here is a very complex film that requires close attention, and perhaps even a little knowledge of literature and history to get all the jokes. This is not simple minded slapstick, and those who prefer that sort of humor simply aren’t going to get it. But for veiwers who bring with them the intelligence to apppreciate all the jokes and references, it delivers a very satisfying and laughter filled two hours.

Brilliant modern take on an early novel. The director captures the premise of the novel: that life is chaos by setting the film in the past and present at once. Brilliant concept and execution. I didn’t know what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed the film and it’s cleverness, it’s inspired direction and editing and some stellar performances. A joy to watch.

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Streaming Seven Samurai Online

March 10th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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As a huge fan of older films and music, I am very aware of the many attempts of studios and record companies to reissue and re-market a previously released product in a new and improved format. While many of these reissues are often superior to their previously released counterparts, I have never been one to buy into the “upgrades”. I feel that you don’t need to have the best sound, the crispest picture, or the excess of supplemental materials in order to enjoy a film and have it affect you. In all my years collecting music CD’s (particularly jazz) and DVDs, I think I’ve upgraded no more than three items from my collections.

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I had been hearing for a while now about a new version of Seven Samurai coming out on Criterion that was supposed to have a brand new transfer from a recently discovered source that was to be greatly improved from any other previous edition. Being one of the most beloved films of all time (and one of mine as well), this has been creating alot of excitement in the world of film lovers. Being perfectly satisfied with my version of the Seven Samurai DVD from 1998, I had no plans to upgrade, but a side by side comparison on an internet site peaked my curiosity. And yesterday, being at a local retailer, I saw it on the shelf and decided to spring for it.

Let me tell you….if ANY of you are on the fence about this one, particularly those of you who are big fans of this amazing film, I advise you to go for it. The difference between this edition and the previous edition is so drastic that I could not believe my eyes and ears. I have never had this experience with a DVD before, but the improvements in picture and sound quality are SO great that I actually felt like I was watching Seven Samurai for the first time. The clarity of the picture is absolutely amazing. The glorious black and white tones are much richer, but what’s most impressive is how nearly all the imperfections, scratches, and blemishes that were so prevalent on the previous edition have been removed. You can tell why this edition took so long to get released….Criterion obviously took alot of time with this one. Their efforts paid off. Also, the sound has been greatly improved as well. Not only have they cleaned up the original mono soundtrack, but they’ve added a stereo surround track as well. Normally, I cringe at these “new and improved” soundtracks on old films, but this track does not sound artificial at all, but rather more like an enhanced version of the mono track. The stereo surround track together with the gorgeous new picture made for a unique experience watching the film. You are still watching the great Kurosawa classic that you know and love, but at the same time it seems that even more life has been breathed into it. Didn’t think that was possible for such a perfect film, but Criterion proved any doubter wrong.

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Please keep in mind that I haven’t even gotten to the bonus materials, the commentary tracks, nor the very attractive book yet. And there isn’t much more that I can say about this amazing film that hasn’t already been said. Just based on the presentation of the film itself in this new package from Criterion, I would highly recommend to everybody who loves this film and is thinking about upgrading their version of the film, that you do so. Its beautiful. And remember, this is coming from someone who doesn’t generaly care for “upgrades”.

Akira Kurosawa made “Seven Samurai” because he wanted to make a real “jidai-geki,” a real period-film that would present the past as meaningful, while also being an entertaining film. Kurosawa considered “Rashomon,” the film rightfully credited with making the West aware of the Japanese cinema, with being neither. But in his attempt to make a truly “realistic” film, Kurosawa redefined the conflict at the heart of Japanese films. Before “Seven Samurai” this conflict was that of love versus duty, where the central character is compelled by fate to sacrifice what he loves in the name of duty. In “Seven Samurai” the focus remains on duty, yet the conflict is now between the real and the pretended. Calling yourself a samurai does not make you one, something proven time and time again in the film, from the test of skill turned deadly between Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi) and the tall samurai to the first appearance of Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune), with his stolen pedigree. Like Katshushiro (Ko Kimura), the youngster who wants to learn from the master, Kambei (Takashi Shimura), the audience is educated as to the true nature of the samurai.

For me this film deals with the heroic, albeit in realistic terms. I have shown the film in World Literature classes, after students have read Homer’s “Iliad” and as they begin reading Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” Within that context, compared to the brutal arrogance of Achilles and the gentle insanity of Quixote, the heroic qualities of the seven samurai become clear. Their inspiration extends to some of the villagers. Manzo (Kamatari Fujiwara) is crazed with fear over the virtue of his daughter, Shino (Keiko Tsushima), and Rikichi (Yoshio Tsuchiya) fights to avenge the disgrace of his wife and his precipitating the death of Heihachi (Minoru Chiaki), but it is the comic Yohei (Bokuzen Hidari), who finds within himself the ability to fight, a die a tragic death, who is the true barometer for what the samurai mean to the village. But the greatest tragedy is that despite this most noble effort and the bodies buried in honor at the top of the village cemetery, this has been but a temporary union between the villagers and the samurai. When Kambei declares, “We have lost again,” he redefines the battles: it was not to kill all the bandits, it was to find a true place in the world. Yet we should have already known this, for the painful truth was driven home when Kyuzo, the master swordsman, is gunned down from behind. No better proof is needed in this film of the bitter truth that the world is not fair.

Mifune is the maniacal spirit of this film, as the faux-samurai Kikuchiyo, the dancing whirlwind whose emotions overwhelm everything including himself. But it is Shimura as Kambei, who embodies the mentor mentality with a minimum of effort, evoking more by rubbing his hand over his shaved head or giving a single piercing look than by any spoken dialogue. Even in a strong ensemble these performances stand out, for clearly different reasons. To fully appreciate Kurosawa’s mastery in “Seven Samurai” you need to watch the film several times to better appreciate the way he constructs scenes, using contrasting images, evocative music and varying the length of cuts to affect tempo. For example, look carefully at how the early scene of the farmers searching the streets for samurai and the later sequence where Katsushiro watches Kyuzo and Kikuchiyo waiting for the bandit scouts to return to their horses. Both of these scenes are superb primers to Kurosawa’s style.

For years we had to put with the 160-minute version of the film that was made for export, which was actually called “The Magnificent Seven” until John Strugis’s Western remake. Fortunately, “Seven Samurai” has been restored to full 208-minute glory, saved from being a lamentable cinematic tragedy on a par with “Greed,” “The Magnificent Ambersons,” and “Ivan the Terrible.” There is a sense in which “Seven Samurai” is truly my favorite film, because it was the one that instilled in me a love of cinema, of the craft and art of movie making, of compelling me to understand intellectually how Kurosawa was skillfully manipulating my emotions. The final battle sequences, fought and filmed in a torrent of rain, exhausting characters and audience alike with its increasingly relentless tempo, is given its potency because of the human elements that have been established in all that has taken place before hand. “Seven Samurai” is a magnificent film against which the vast majority of epics pale in comparison. Not even Kurosawa scaled these heights ever again.

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Streaming Drive-In Movie Classics 50 Movie Pack Online

March 9th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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50 DRIVE-IN MOVIE CLASSICS is yet another public domain movie bonanza! It’s a mixed bag of hits, misses, and total duds! Still, most are a blast to watch, and cost so much less than other releases of the same movies that it’s worth the cheap price! This collection contains nudity, gore, sick humor, etc., and well deserves it’s R-rating! Now, to the movies! I’ll review ‘em in the order they appear and use “*” for stars. THE DEVIL W/ SEVEN FACES- *** Carrol Baker is a woman plagued by the thieving partners of her twin sister. A nice twist ending you’ll see coming for miles! TWISTER’S REVENGE- ** (This is on my copy instead of FIEND) A monster-truck w/ artificial intelligence helps it’s driver defeat the crooks who want to steal it. Pretty dumb, but fun enough. DAY OF THE PANTHER- *** Aussie kung-fu! Ed Stazak is the fu master, out to get a druglord. Features a kung-fu fighting guy in a pig mask w/ a machette! How can you lose?? CREEPER (AKA: RITUALS)- **** Hal Holbrook stars as a doctor who goes camping w/ a group of other doctors in the deep woods, only to be stalked by a crazed murderer! Excellent! COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE (aka: SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA)- **** Christopher Lee is Drac and Peter Cushing is Van Helsing in this mod 70s vampire epic. The Count wants to wipe out mankind w/ a super-plague! Also stars AB FAB’s Joanna Lumley! Watch for the nekkid sacrifice too! COUNTRY BLUE- *** Hillbillies run amok in this southern fried cops ‘n’ robbers saga! Dub Taylor’s in it as well. GOING STEADY- ** Somewhat humorous, yet boring little tale of teens in 1950s Tel Aviv. Sort of PORKY’S in Israel! Contains nudity galore! MAD DOG (aka: BEAST WITH A GUN)- **** Helmut Berger is sleazebag, escaped convict Nanni Vitally in this bloody, rape-filled extravaganza of trashiness! He’s vengeful and deadly! I WONDER WHO’S KILLING HER NOW?- * Horrible, dull, “comedy” about a guy trying to collect on his wife’s life insurance. Ugg! SAVAGE WEEKEND- *** A masked murderer is on the loose! Deaths ensue. William Sanderson is a wacked out sort of guy, but is he the killer? Good stuff! BLACK HOOKER- ** Depressing tale of a mixed up kid who longs for his prostitute mum’s love, only to be rejected by her and everyone else. Lots of nudity, rape, etc. JIVE TURKEY- *** OK story about black hoods against italian mobsters. Check out the transvestite assassin w/ the killer heels! ABSOLUTION- **** Richard Burton is a priest in a catholic boys’ school who finds himself caught up in a psychotic game of death after he tells his class about the absolute secrecy of confession. Great! BREAKOUT FROM OPPRESSION- *** A woman is stalked and tormented by someone after being released from prison. Interesting and different. CREEPERS (aka: PHENOMENA)- **** A shortened version of Argento’s classic. A young girl (Jennifer Connelly) who can psychically communicate w/ insects teams up w/ an entimologist (Donald Pleasance) to catch a serial-killer. Awesome! DON’T OPEN ‘TIL CHRISTMAS- *** Someone’s killing people who are dressed as Santa! Includes a urinal-side castration scene! Yikes! SNOWBEAST- *** Clint Walker, Bo Svenson, and Yvette Mimeau track down a murderous yeti at a ski resort. HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES- * Those rickety-skeleton templar monks are back. This time, some tasty fashion models are on the menu! Watch for the ship of doom (a toy boat that bobs along in someone’s bathtub)! Hilarious! MAMA DRACULA- A good idea gone bad. Louise Fletcher is the queen of the damned, looking for virgins’ blood to bath in. Alas, there just aren’t as many virgins nowadays! This one would have been better if about 45 mins had been lopped off! MURDER MANSION- ** A group of travelers end up in a mansion surrounded by fog. A witch lives there, and mayhem ensues. The twist ending is not so good! TRAUMA- *** Schoolgirls are being murdered! They all have a connection to a horrible past event. Lots of nudity and a rather disturbing premise! UNSANE (aka: TENEBRES)- **** Yep, another Argento gem! Tony Franciosa is a writer of violent thrillers who has a killer using his books as a blueprint for murder! Bloody! VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES- *** Paul Naschy plays a dual role as a wimpy mystic and his evil twin brother. The evil Paul is raising dead women from the grave to exact revenge on his enemies. These babes look more like Manson gals than zombies! VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST- ** Folks on a cruiseship are haunted by a mummy. So-so at best. Gets an extra star for the fire-eating bellydancer! Rowwrr! IN HOT PURSUIT (aka: POLK COUNTY POT PLANE)- ** It’s Cheech and Chong meets Smokey And The Bandit, as hillbilly hippies smuggle pot. Car chases galore! Cheap and cheesy! SHOCK- **** Vincent Price is a doctor who murders his wife. He is witnessed by a woman who goes into shock because of it, and becomes his next patient! INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS (aka: GRAVEYARD TRAMPS)- ***** Men are dying from a love overload as Anitra Ford (Messiah Of Evil) leads her swarm of Bee girls on a mating rampage! Stick around for the ultra-sticky marshmallow cream sequence! Great heavenly days! Loads of nude bodies in this masterpiece! KATIE’S PASSION- **** This early Paul Verhoven effort is about a girl who is forced into prostitution in order to survive. It’s a good movie w/ one scene that shocked even me! I’ll never look at shadow puppets the same way again! THE WEREWOLF VS. VAMPIRE WOMAN- *** Paul Naschy gets hairy and seeks someone to release him from his curse. He needs a silver cross that is located in the heart of the witch / vampire queen! The battle is short and at the very end of the movie! SPARE PARTS- *** A young couple is rudely interupted during their honeymoon when a gang of organ thieves kidnaps the husband! DEATH BY DIALOGUE- * Awful, direct-to-video abomination about a haunted movie script. Pitiful! LEGACY OF BLOOD- *** John Carradine is barely in this film as a “dead” guy w/ a useless family of letches. He’ll give them his inheritence only if they stay a week in his mansion. Faith Demergue (This Island Earth) and Jeff Morrow (Kronos) co-star. THE MANIPULATOR- ** Mickey Rooney jumps, dances, screams, emotes, and kills Keenan Wynn in this psychedelic / psychopathic story about an ex-make-up man gone bananas! Rooney is frightening at times (not in a good way)! Luanne Anders (Dementia 13, Night Tide) is along for the manic ride! THROW OUT THE ANCHOR!- *** G-rated family fare about an oddball collection of people trying to save a cove from developers. Dina Merrill was still hot in her 40s! NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR- ***** Oh my! An anthology of truncated movies w/ hideous 80’s music segments and a God / Satan philosophical debate holding them together! You get mutilations by hacksaw, nazis, electrocutions, claymation demons, a giant blood-sucking fly, and Richard Moll as a sadistic maniac! A must see! THE GUY FROM HARLEM- * The mountainous afros and plaid polyester suits can’t save this toilet raft! Dull to the point of agony! DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT- **** The new nurse is in for a surprise! The mental hospital she’s just started working for has undergone some drastic changes recently! Vats of blood and neggidness! PRISONER OF THE LOST UNIVERSE- ** Even Kay Lenz and John Saxon can’t save this sci-fi elephant tranquilizer! RATTLERS- *** Chemicals dumped in the desert have turned harmless rattlesnakes into manhunting killers! OK. SAVAGE JOURNEY- * Dull portrayal of history of the mormon church. Richard Moll plays Joseph Smith. ISLAND MONSTER- *** Boris Karloff is either a kindly doctor or a homicidal drug smuggler. Better than I expected. BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE- **** One of my favorite Corman productions! Made for no money at all, and yet it holds up as a good monster movie! THE FIRING LINE- * RAMBO / MISSING IN ACTION clone w/ lots of gunfire and explosions, but no real characters to actually care about! Abysmal! Shannon Tweed’s in it, but don’t get your hopes up! TREASURE OF TAYOPA- *** Treasure hunters in mexico encounter tragedy when one of their party turns out to be a murderous lunatic! THE LAZARUS SYNDROME- ** Louis Gossett jr. is a cardiologist in this long forgotten TV pilot. It’s not bad, but leads nowhere since the show never materialized. PRIME TIME (aka: AMERICAN RASPBERRY)- ***** This movie is worth the price of this entire collection! In the tradition of THE GROOVE TUBE, KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, and TUNNELVISION, PRIME TIME is better than any of these! Someone has taken control of our tv sets, showing outrageous programming w/ such shows as: “Poodles For Christ” and “The Sexual Deviants Telethon”! There are many, many more, even more insane and hysterically funny shows! If you liked National Lampoon magazine in it’s 70s hayday, then you’ll love this! THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT- * A home movie w/ terrible voice-overs! Wretched cess! SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD- **** Ursula Andress and Stacey Keach lead a rescue team deep into the south american jungles to find Ms. Andress’ husband. Uh-oh! Those pesky cannibals await! This is the cut version w/ limited animal deaths and nudity. Alas, Ursula’s infamous scene has been clipped! The movie itself is still worth watching though. TNT JACKSON- *** TNT is out to avenge her brother’s death. Her stunt-double will stop at nothing to achieve revenge! Contains the topless karate scene! WOMEN OF DEVIL’S ISLAND- *** Women look for gold and get tortured. A “reformer” arrives on the notorious isle. However, he has a secret! Pretty decent. Alright, That’s the lot! I highly recommend this collection. Enjoy…

I like the movies but I didn’t like the mill creek entertainment logo that comes up 3 or 4 times on the screen when your watching a movie.I own all the 50 packs and no other pack has this annoying logo that comes up except this one and DARK CRIMES.IF i had knew this i would have never bought these two.If you don’t mind logo coming up 3 or 4 times on the screen when your watching a movie then buy this.

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Watch Karin, Vol. 4 – Human or Vampire Movie Online

March 7th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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The Karin Anime series from Geneon now distributed by the anime saviors at Funimation, aka the “Chibi Vampire” manga series from Tokyopop, is just great. Let me expand on what I mean by great. I’m not a real big fan of shojo romances. However, Karin, though centered around the trials and tribulations of a teenage unvampire teenage girl is a legitimate shonen anime. And it really has something to it “A real heartwarming story” There’s a suprising amount of action and drama amid the gooey lovey stuff. To summarise Karin is an unvampire, she produces extra blood unlike normal vampires “if you could describe vampires as normal”. She literaly infuses her extra blood into her “victims” who awaken unharmed and feeling rather good about themselvs.

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In Volume four Karin realises that she is totaly in love with her classmate / workmate / and friend, Kenta Usui. She dosn’t know if Kenta feels the same way about her but her love for him is aparent. She makes him a bento lunch every day for goodness sake. In Volume four Karin’s grandmother Elda (play on words for elder?)awakens from a long slumber and checks in on the family, much to their shagrin.

Elda warns Karin that love betwixt a human and a vampire cannot endure. Elda then goes after Kenta, Karin saves Kenta and then Kenta saves Karin.

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JC Staff was the animation company that made Karin. They tend to push the fanservice a little but in the case of Karin it is tastfully and artfully done. The begining theme features Karin and Kenta un clothed and standing back to back. But this is a metaphor for bearing ones feelings to to one another. Suprisingly this story is quite moral. Karin and Kenta are good concientious people who care about the people around them. Kenta dreams of being a good citizen, a hard worker and a family man. It’s a little like vampire Donna Reed!

The english voice cast is excelent! The dub was created by Odex of Singapore and was expertly directed by Paul Pistore who voiced the charicters of Henry Marker and Boogy. Chelsea Curto and Yahav Rom were excelent as Karin and Kenta and the rest of the cast was equally good.

I can’t reccoment this anime enough to anime fans otaku’s or just fans of a good romantic comedy.

This series features digressions into each charicter and givs ample background. This brings the viewer into the story in a very subtle way. Again this series reeks of love. Not just that teenage gooey love, but the love between family members and friends.

So have a funny gooey action filled time buy all six volumes of Karin and read Chibi Vampire.

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Basilisk, Vol. 2: The Spoils of War Streaming

March 7th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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In a lot of anime, once we get past the exciting intro done by the first few episodes we usually have a boring second volume that slows things down- not so with Basilisk! In volume 2: The Spoils of War we jump right back into the action with a plot that just keeps on moving at incredible speed.

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Volume 2 hits us with four more action packed episodes where we finally get to see inside the Kouga clan and meet more of their ninjas. This adds an extra layer as it really hits you how you can’t pick a side. After watching the first four episodes (more like ep 2-4) I had ‘picked a side’ since I liked the characters of the Iga clan so much, but now, well let’s just say, the Kouga clan has characters you’ll end up rooting for too (including a Akeginu look-a-like).

If you enjoyed volume 1, then you won’t be disappointed with this one, you’ll be left wishing volume 3 would get here faster!

This is a nice anime that is not ashamed of old school anime heritage ‘lots of monsters and buckets of blood’ .

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The dvd is with high product value ‘crisp and clean picture on screen’ .

price needs to go down.

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Stream Flag, Vol. 1 Collectors Edition Movie Online

March 6th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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A unique anime that is shown through the eyes of the main character. A every enjoyable story.

Shirasu Saeko, a photographer takes a picture of a flag being raised in a small war torn country. The picture actually helps to start peace negotiations. But, the flag is stolen and Shirasu Saeko, who is now famous is asked to go on a mission with mecha (robots, etc.) to get the flag back.

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Watch Tenchi Muyo GXP Box Set Movie Online

March 5th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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It might just be an isolated incident, but when I got my copy I discovered that disc 2 was mislabeled and actually contained some Spanish movie. So I returned it with a note asking Amazon to check their stock and will be reordering shortly. If you do order this series you might want to just check the start of each disc to make sure it’s correct.

The show is good, GXP is funny, and belongs in the Tenchi world; however, this box set is really subpar. It drops the ball in so many levels of packaging that it’s a shame. First, the whole thing is paper, that’s right cardboard paper. No plastic, just paper with paper sleeves to protect the disk. That does not work out too well, being out of the box, I got scratches. There is no plastic to be found on this box set, to protect your DVD investment. I am giving the show 5 stars, because it’s funny and well done. I would stay clear of this box set thou; I believe that they came out with another set, so buy the other. This one is not worth the 44 dollars. Also, 44 Dollars? I bought this for 29.99 OFF OF AMAZON!!! So why the price jump? So stay clear of this release, I have it, and it’s fine. I won’t return it, because the disks are fine and the episodes are all included, just the Box set is not what you think it would be.

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Watch Desperado Online

March 4th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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This week I had an opportunity to take a look at the new Superbit DVDs from Columbia Tristar. Of all the Superbit DVDs we looked at the one which clearly delivered on the Superbit promise is Desperado Superbit with a version clearly superior to the initial release. From the first scene in the movie on, the picture is remarkably improved over the original version. To give you an example of how big the difference is, when Steve Buscemi’s character walks into the bar, it looks like it is lit in a murky brown light, whereas in the Superbit version the bar is clearly and evenly lit by a dark red light. I was like, “Oh, so that’s what it’s supposed to look like!” I found myself comparing a good number of scenes in Desperado, and clearly across the board the Desperado Superbit looked better. The key scene I selected compare between the two versions in Desperado was the one where Carolina (played by Selma Hayek) sings a song on the bed of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas). Some of the notable differences I could see:

* Skin tone! Wow! In the Superbit version there’s a dramatic difference in skin tone, it looks a lot richer and is a much truer color.
* As the camera pans over to Selma’s face you can see much more detail in her face and on her skin.
* The colors of El Mariachi’s guns are much different and they glimmer in the Superbit version. In the original version they are a dull metallic color.

The DTS audio track is as dramatic a difference as the picture. Most noticeably is when El Mariachi jumps backward from the top of the building firing his pistols. In the DTS audio track you hear a thud as he lands, something I didn’t hear in either the old or new Dolby Digital tracks. Of all the Superbit Titles, Desperado is the easiest to recommend as a ‘replacement’ DVD for someone who already owns the original version. The improvements in the Superbit version are significant enough to warrant a purchase and you don’t give up anything going to Superbit, as the original release didn’t have any special features. However, there was also a double feature release (yep, Superbit makes release #3), which had Desperado on one side and El Mariachi on the other, so that’s a pretty huge special feature to give up (and the only way to own El Mariachi on DVD).

[Geoffrey Kleinman, DVDTalk.com]

Rodriguez made a small film called “El Mariachi” that was beautifully realized and made for under $7,000 dollars and now he gives us the “now-that-I-have-enough-money” version.

And it’s beautifully realized. Somewhere between John Woo and Sergio Leone with a little Coppola and Tarantion thrown in for luck, this movie is a miracle of story-telling and style.

This time, the Mariachi-Man(with a small arsenal in his suitcase) is played by Antonio Banderas(THE MASK OF ZORRO). Every scene that he’s in is filled with violence and dangerous sexuality that makes him one of the most sought-after male leads in Hollywood. In the opening, Steve Buscemi(CON-AIR, FARGO, THE BIG LEBOWSKI) tells the story of a mysterious shadowy stranger who goes from bar to bar, looking for the man who destroyed his life. In the process, he shoots up everybody, including the bartender, much to the unease of ‘tender, Cheech Marin(T.V.’s NASH BRIDGES, TIN CUP).

You see he’s part of the front for Bucho, played by Joaquin Del Alameida (ONLY YOU, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER), the man who killed Mariachi’s woman. And Alameida is wonderfully cast as the baddie, being shadowy and sexy at the same time with a gruff voice and commanding eyes that you can read like a book.

And so, the story rages on, and so does the mythology. Mariachi goes from place to place, trying to avoid being shot at in action scenes that look borrowed from the Universal Studios Western Stunt Show. In the process, Banderas meets Carolina, played by the beautiful Salma Hayek(54, THE FACULTY, FOOLS RUSH IN). She’s eye candy, but instead of just looking pretty like most models in film(see CINDY CRAWFORD in FAIR GAME), she actually ACTS. Her character is complex, in that she is part of the Bucho’s Front, so she understands the violence and the drugs. That’s how she is able to fall in love with Banderas in the first place.

And there’s many contradictions that hide in this film(the Mariachi has one spur, not two; the movie is in the present, but there’s a lack of any technology; the love scene with Banderas and Hayek is beautiful, whereas the cut to his enemy having sex is slutty and whore-ish, you are able to make out the contrast between good and evil) and in these scenes, Rodriguez handles things beautifully.

Again, the love scene with Banderas and Hayek is a gorgeous standout. There are, what seems like a hundred lit candles in the room and the beautiful “Bella” by Santana is played in the background. It’s filmed slowly, passionately, and so romantically that you’re almost hypnotized by it. It’s the best love scene since the Snipe’ neck-bite in BLADE.

There are many surprises in this film that are worth mentioning, but I won’t go into them. See this film for yourself, then rent “From Dusk Till Dawn” and you’ll have yourself a great American-Mexican Western-Fest in your own living room.

–Matt

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March 2nd, 2010 by coleman1533060
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I was extremely excited to receive this DVD…. Upon opening it, one gets the feeling that it is truly a special edition. The packaging is very nice: the DVD box is sturdy with two openings for each disk. The pamphlet inside the DVD is gorgeously produced and very helpful.

My first impression is that Disney has spent much time making this DVD user-friendly. There is an abundance of directions and drawings showing you what is on the disk and how to get there. Since there are two disks and a KINGDOM of information to pour through, these directions are very welcome (even to this seasoned DVD-viewer!)

Disney pulls out some familiar faces to make the experience as warm as possible: Disney himself appears in various footage; Angela Lansbury narrates the documentary and provides a “tour” of the disks; Michael Eisner shows up; and Barbra Streisand sings a specially recorded version of “Some Day My Prince Will Come”.

SNOW WHITE, the movie, looks gorgeous and, although old fashioned, is quite wonderful. SNOW WHITE, the double-disk, is a lot of information to wade through. I am amazed at the amount of behind-the-scenes film that exists! Disney must have suspected that he was creating a classic – he filmed every aspect of it! I especially enjoy the HALL OF ART section. There are 3 halls of various story art (i.e. “The cottage”; “The castle”; “the Forest”; etc.) Although initially I found it hard to move from hall to hall, I eventually figured it out. The animated HALLS are extraordinary and the art that “hangs” there is incredible — various renderings and attempts at bringing the story and locales of SNOW WHITE alive. It’s even more incredible that Disney Co. held on to these papers for all these years.

Well, in case you can’t tell, I highly recommend the special SNOW WHITE disks. You will spend days looking at everything that is included — or you can opt to spend an hour and a half viewing the original,gorgeous film that started the Disney empire….

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The Blu-ray looks fantastic. For this classic film from 1937 to look so vibrant, so spectacular, so beautiful 72 years later is a testament towards Disney’s restoration and remastering. The picture quality is absolutely pristine. The new lossless 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is magnificent. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition” is highly recommended!

For Walt Disney, seeing a play back in 1916 of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” based on the fairty tale by the Brothers Grimm definitely made the producer to attempt something that has never been done before and that is to create a full-length color animated film.

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Known for their “Silly Symphony” animated shorts, the 1937 animated film definitely silenced anyone who thought that Disney was not able to pull off a full-length animated feature. Even Walt Disney’s wife thought that no one would want to watch a film that starred dwarfs but needless to say, the film that was called “Disney’s Folly” by naysayers would receive critical praise and even demand by fans for a sequel. The film would be not only be a classic animated film which was honored by the American Film Institute as the “Greatest Animation of All Time”. Even today, adjusted by inflation, the film is considered one of the top 10 money making films in America of all time.

In 2001, when the “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was released on DVD, the DVD was one of the films that were known for its innovation, winning a “Video Premiere Award” for “Best Overall New Extra Features” and nominated for “Best DVD Menu Design” and “Best New, Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes”.

But now in 2009, the film makes its High Definition entry on Blu-ray with 1080p High Definition picture quality and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound. Also, a Disney Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (two Blu-ray discs and a DVD version of the film) which comes out on October 6, seven weeks before its Deluxe Two-Disc Classic standard definition DVD which will be released on Nov. 24th. It’s also important to note that a limited edition collector’s set will also be available

VIDEO & AUDIO:

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” gets its 1080p High Definition transfer and its absolutely beautiful. Viewers can choose to watch the film in its original 4:3 (1:33:1) format and watch it with DisneyView featuring Tony Bluth’s artwork on the side (for those who have widescreen televisions). According to the guide included with this release, restoration experts took full advantage of the newest breakthroughs of digital imaging technologies to produce this classic. The process took nearly a year of cleanup and scanning over 350,000 frames of the original 75-year-old negative. And the digital artists then removed dust and scratches from the cels.

The picture quality is absolutely beautiful for a film that is 72-years old. The restoration and remastering has removed all dust and scratches. I don’t think I’ve seen any blemishes on video. The picture quality is absolutely beautiful as art backgrounds just look absolutely divine. I don’t think I have realized how exquisite the backgrounds were, especially the amount of emotion that went into the animation. Picture quality for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition” is definitely magnificent and I look forward to seeing Disney continue this trend of remastering their classic animated films. As for DisneyView, similar to “Pinocchio”, Toby Bluth’s painted borders that are on the sides of the animation matches the animation quite fine and was definitely my preference over standard black bars.

As for the accompanying DVD, the DVD is featured in an aspect ratio of 1:33:1.

Audio is presented in English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz/24-bit), the original mono presentation and also French and Spanish 5.1 DEHT restored original theatrical soundtrack. The film is dialogue and music driven with the soundtrack being front and center channel driven. Music is also featured during the surround and rear surround channels as well. Dialogue and music is crystal clear and understandable. During the more emotional sequences, such as Snow White running away from home in the forest, definitely makes the room quite immersive, albeit a short while but overall, a good use of utilizing the music of Snow White through all channels. There are other parts that really come through on all channels such as a shriek by Snow White coming clear from the rear surrounds which was quite nice (and surprising). Overall, a solid lossless audio soundtrack for a 72-year old animated film.

As for the audio of the accompanying DVD, the DVD comes with an English, French and Spanish 5.1 DEHT soundtrack.

Subtitles are provided in English SDH, French and Spanish.

SPECIAL FEATURES

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition” is absolutely loaded with special features. In fact, I think this is the most special features I have ever seen for any video release of a film ever. Special features range from 1080p High Definition and 480i Standard Definition. Soundtrack is in English, French and Spanish 2.0. Subtitles are in English SDH, French and Spanish. Also is a booklet including a navigational overview of the special features included on both Blu-ray discs.

Special features included are:

DISC 1:

* Magic Mirror – Using the latest in Blu-ray technology, the iconic magic Mirror guides the audience through the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition features with ease, serving as the host for an incredibly immersive experience. The Mirror will recognize viewing patterns, knows where the audience has left off and will even suggest where to navigate next. This marks the first use of this technology in a Disney Blu-ray release and provides viewers with the control to personally create a customized Snow White experience.

* DisneyView – Disney’s pioneering animated feature is brought to the modern era of widescreen high definition viewing by allowing the user to expand their viewing experience beyond the original aspect ratio of the film. Utilizing Disney Blu-ray technology, acclaimed Disney artist Toby Bluth was able to draw beyond the borders of the classic full frame cinema and fill the otherwise dark edges of the screen with beautiful custom imagery, giving audiences a new view of the animated classic favorite.

* About DisneyView – Disney artist Toby Bluth tells how the movie inspired him to create the superb DisneyView art.

* Backstage Disney – Snow White Returns – (8:44) – Visiting Disney’s Animation Research Library and finding newly discovered storyboards for a Snow White featurette that was never made. Also, the popularity of the dwarfs.

* Deleted Scenes – Two scenes that were cut out of the film. “The Soup Eating Sequence” (4:07) and the “Bed Building Sequence” (6:23)

* Audio Commentary – Featuring rare recordings from Walt Disney discussing “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and audio commentary by animation historian John Canemaker.

* The Princess and the Frog Sneak Peek (7:45) – Featuring a brief sneak peek of the opening sequence of the upcoming Disney animated feature film “The Princess and the Frog” and an intro by Director/Writers Ron Clements and John Musker.

* “Someday My Prince Will Come” music video – (3:34) A music video featuring Tiffany Thornton (actress from Disney’s “Sonny with a Chance”).

* Family Play – Featuring the following games: What Do You See? (Decipher the Scrambled Image), Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Which Princess are you most like? – With BD-Live, a personal message from their favorite princess will then call them on the telephone), Jewel Jumble (Test your Matching Skills – Players put jewels from the dwarf’s mine in the proper order.).

* Screen Saver – Viewers can activate screen saver and choose the delay (to go on around 5, 10 or 20 minutes).

* Learn How to Take Your Favorite Movies on the Go – (1:01) A trailer of Disney File Disc.

Disc 2:

* Backstage Disney: Hyperion Studios – Audiences are digitally transported to 1937 to discover first-hand Hyperion Studios, the original studio Walt Disney himself built where Snow White was conceived and developed. Viewers will virtually walk the halls of this historic landmark, experiencing life at Hyperion Studios in the 1930s. This lengthy, informative and brilliant”Backstage Disney” feature contains newly dimensionalized archival photos, never-before-heard animator recordings, archival transcripts and rare footage of Walt himself revealing how Disney’s gifted filmmakers crafted the very first animated feature.Hours of footage of the original studio that Walt Disney and the animators worked at in creation of the early Disney shorts and their first animated feature film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Even the sub-menus have content and comments from the animators who worked at Hyperion Studios back then.

- The One that Started It All – (17:08) Disney’s first attempt at a full-length animated feature film and how naysayers responded to the film.

- Family Business – (1:57) Wilfred Jackson talks about working at Hyperion Studios

- View Where it All Began – (11:41) The history of Hyperion Studios

* The Story Room – Ken Anderson and Frank Thomas would talk about working with Walt Disney for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- Five Bucks a Gag – (1:46) Discussions of how Walt Disney would pay $5 or $10 for people to submit their gags.

- In Walt’s Words: The Huntsman – (3:28) Ron Clements talks about how Walt Disney’s meetings were back then and how they differ from how meetings are done today’s animated films.

- Walt’s Night Prowls – (1:52) How Walt Disney would go through the staff’s garbage cans and post on the board of what he thought about the things they threw away.

- Babes in the Woods (8:04) – Walt’s interest in European stories and how “Babes in the Woods” was originally based on “Hansel & Gretel”.

- Stories from the Stories Room – (1:14) A story of how the animators would have thumbtack targets.

- Gabby, Blabby and Flabby – (1:14) A list of names in consideration for the Dwarfs.

- Abandoned Concepts Gallery – Using your remote, you can see the various pictures in the abandoned concepts gallery. Nine pictures per page, seven pages total.

- Storyboard Art Gallery – Using your remote, you can see the various pictures in the abandoned concepts gallery. Nine pictures per page, 14 pages total.

* The Music Room

- David Hand’s Dirty Trick – (1:18) How David Hand upset Walt Disney

- The Music in Show White – (6:14) Michael Glachino (composer of “Up”) talks about the importance of music and the music in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- The Skeleton Dance – (6:02) John Musker talks about Silly Symphonies and introduces the first musical short titled “The Skeleton Dance”.

- Music Room Host – (:48) How staff would work together in the music room back then for Disney’s animated shorts.

* Art Department

- The Idea Man – (1:41) Original recordings from Disney staff as they talk about the talent of Albert Hurter.

- Creating the World of Snow White -(6:53) The authenticity of the Brothers Grimm tale through visual styling. A European style and influenced by artists from Europe who worked at Disney on “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- “Music Land” – (10:15) – Michael Giaimo talks about Albert Hurter who drew quick sketches and would create hundreds and thousands and showcase expressions. Giaimo introduces the “Silly Symphonies” animated short – “Music Land”.

- Visual Development Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the visual development gallery. Nine pictures per page, 17 pages total.

- Gustav Tenggren Art Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the art gallery. Nine pictures per page, two pages total.

- In Walt’s Words: Cleaning the Cottage – (7:03) Eric Goldberg talks about Walt’s favorite sketch artist. Featuring recordings of Walt Disney.

* Character Design- Ward Kimball talked about how Hurter’s sketches would go to character designers.

- In Walt’s Words: The Dwarfs – (5:49) John Musker introduces a re-enactment of the Dwarf meetings.

- Color Tests Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the color tests gallery with nine images per page, two pages total.

- Character Design Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the five sketches.

* Background and Layout – David Hand talks about the layout man.

- Setting the Stage – (4:04) – Don Hahn talks about staging in animation. Viewing original artwork from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- Layout Gallery -Using your remote you can view through the layout gallery. Nine pictures per page, 13 pages total.

- Backgrounds Gallery – Using your remote you can view through the background gallery. Nine pictures per page, three pages total.

* Animation Department

- Bringing Snow White to Life – (11:33) A featurette about the nine key animators of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- Goddess of Spring – (10:04) Andrew Stanton introduces the 1934 Silly Symphony animated short, “Goddess of Spring”.

- The Animators’ Favorite Animators – (2:00) Old recordings from the animators talking about their favorite animators that they worked with.

- Playful Pluto – (8:09) Paula Sigman introduces us to personality animation through the animated short “Playful Pluto”.

- Blowing Off Steam – (2:17) Milt Kahl about animators would blow off steam and the pranks they would pull on other staff members.

- Animation Art Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the animation art gallery. Nine pages per page, five pages total.

* Live Action Reference – Ward Kimball talks about how they wanted to accomplish “believability” for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- Live Action Host – (:50) John Musker talks about rotoscoping and more.

- Drawing on Real Life – (1:37) Wilfred Jackson and others talk about how they would act things out for the storyboards.

- Live Action Reference Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the live action reference gallery which features nine photos per page, three pages total.

- Giving Voice to Snow White – (2:46) – How Adrianna Castelotti was cast for the role as Snow White.

* Sweatbox – David Hand talks about the sequences of the film and having to approve them in a sweatbox.

- Sweatbox Host – (:53) Eric Goldberg talks about the screening and approval of their work and progress in rooms with no ventilation aka the Sweatbox and how the name continues to be used today.

- Sweating it Out – (1:09) Ollie Johnston would talk about working with Walt Disney in the sweatbox.

- Deleted Bedroom Fight Scene – (2:26) A fight scene amongst the dwarfs that was cut out during a sweatbox session.

* Ink and Paint – Marcellite Garner talks about working at Hyperion.

- Life in the Nunnery – (1:59) Lucy and Isabelle Wheaton talk about how the women (inkers and painters) were not supposed to fraternized with the men at the animation department.

- Flowers and Trees – (8:31) Paula Sigman talks about the color pallet. The first technicolor and animated film to receive an Academy award – “Flowers and Trees”.

- The Challenges of Ink and Paint – (1:41) Marcellite Garner talks about how women were not in the animation department at the time. How women began as painters and became inkers.

- Painted Cells Gallery – Using your remote, you can view the painted cells gallery. Nine cells per page, two pages total.

* Camera Department – Wilfred Jackson talks about the camera department.

- Decoding the Exposure Sheet – (6:47) Don Hahn talks about the exposure sheet and the making of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

- The Old Mill – (9:06) Introduction to the first animated short by Ron Clements using the multi-plane camera, “The Old Mill”.

- Stories from the Camera Department – (2:04) Eustace Lycett talking about working in the camera department.

* Sound Stage

- Steamboat Willie – (8:02) Eric Goldberg talks about sound in Disney. Goldberg introduces the Disney short “Steamboat Willy”.

- Walt’s Early Masters of Sound – (1:51) Jim MacDonald talks about the sound stage.

* Walt’s Office – Maurice Noble, background artist talks about Walt.

- Working with Walt – (1:48) Wilfred Jackson talks about working with Walt.

- Publicity Gallery – With your remote, you can view photos of the publicity for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Nine pictures per page, four pages total.

- Production Photos Gallery – With your remote, you can view production photos. Nine pictures per page, three pages total.

* Classic DVD Bonus Features (featured on Blu-ray)

- Animation Voice Talent – (6:18) A featurette with interviews with the animators, voice talent and Disney historians in regards to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. How Walt Disney wanted the right voice for the characters.

- Disney Through the Decades – (40 minutes) A featurette covering Disney from the 1930’s all the way up to the 2000’s but also chronicling each release of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” through the decades. Each portion is introduced by celebrities such as Ming Na, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury and more.

- Dopey’s Wild Mine Ride – A video game to save Snow White in which viewers make decisions with their remote control.

- “heigh-ho” Karaoke Sing Along – (2:42) In this portion, viewers can choose sing-along (with music and vocals) or karaoke (music only) for the song “heigh-ho”.

DVD:

The included DVD comes with the following special features:

* The Princess and the Frog Sneak Peek (7:45) – Featuring a brief sneak peek of the opening sequence of the upcoming Disney animated feature film “The Princess and the Frog” and an intro by Director/Writers Ron Clements and John Musker.

* “Someday My Prince Will Come” music video – (3:34) A music video featuring Tiffany Thornton (actress from Disney’s “Sonny with a Chance”).

* Audio Commentary with Walt Disney

JUDGMENT CALL:

When the first “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” Platinum Edition DVD was released back in 2001, I felt that the DVD set the bar of the amount of special features and how innovative a DVD can be through seamless branching technology. Needless to say, the DVD won several awards for its technology and so, when the announcement came that “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” will receive a Diamond Edition Blu-ray disc release, I was curious to see how Disney could top themselves because that release was already phenomenal.

I have since gone through the Blu-ray release and all I can say is…Wow!

Disney has not only topped the Platinum Edition release, they have set the bar once again for a Blu-ray release and the amount of content that can be included on a Blu-ray and let alone, how awesome they were able to digitally restore the classic 1937 film.

There was no doubt in my mind that Disney would give their first animated feature on Blu-ray the best treatment as possible and as this release is a celebration of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, it’s also a celebration of the talent behind the film. Those who were involved with Hyperion Studios that created the “Silly Symphonies” animated shorts back in the early 1930’s and using the technology at that time and building it, in order to create their first full feature animated masterpiece.

In fact, not only do we get audio of those who worked on the film but we also are treated with those classic animated shorts such as “Babes in the Woods”, “The Skeleton Dance”, “Music Land”, “Goddess of Spring”, “Playful Pluto”, “The Old Mill”, “Steamboat Willie” and more. And to make things even more impressive, these shorts are featured in HD (not cleaned up but still much better than their DVD counterparts). This Blu-ray release manages to capture the various process of the film from creating the story, the music, the art, the backgrounds, the layout, the animation, the live action references, decisions at the sweatbox meetings, ink and paint and how women were involved in the animated process at the time, the camera department, soundstage, etc.

So much is included on both Blu-ray discs in terms of special features, so much went into restoring this film, that this release is one, if not the top video releases of all time. I have no doubt in my mind that probably ten years from now, this Blu-ray will be highly revered for its content.

I know that many people own the 2001 Platinum DVD Edition of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and are wondering if it’s worth the double dip and the answer is YES! There is just so much included on the Diamond Edition, way more than the 2001 Platinum Edition. Also, if you are now wanting these classic Disney films in High Definition, its definitely worth the move to see this classic film in High Definiton. But I must say that you should not toss away your 2001 DVD edition because there are video clips such as the “Excerpt from The Story of Silly Symphony”, “Excerpt from Tricks of Our Trade”, “Camera Tests”, “Abandoned Concepts”, vintage audio (radio shows and spots are not included) and several songs and deleted scenes which are not included on this Diamond Edition release.

So, overall it’s a no-brainer that “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition” is definitely worth it. For High Definition fans, the film looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous on Blu-ray. And as mentioned, the sheer amount of content included in this release is absolutely incredible.

I really don’t have any negatives but me being nitpicky that it would have been nice to have certain special features such as the vintage radio/audio content , a few deleted scenes, songs and video clip excerpts from the 2001 Platinum Edition DVD included on the Diamond Edition. And personally, for me that is the only thing that prevents me from calling this release absolute perfection. There was one other thing and that is my Blu-ray discs came in a black DVD case, not the standard blue casing. I was told that there will be two releases (in different casing, not inc. the limited edition) with one in a blue Blu-ray case and another using black DVD casing in order to educate those new to Blu-ray.

I do think that Diamond Edition and the Platinum Edition are quite different in terms of presentation of special features and the goals were quite different of what kind of special features would be presented. With the Platinum Edition, its solely focused on “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and in the Diamond Edition, there is more focus on giving the viewer the history of Walt Disney and the animators of how they got from Silly Symphonies to using their skills and technology in creating the first animated feature film. So, as I have said earlier in my review, this release is more or less, a celebration of those who worked on the film and giving recognition to those animators and staff members who took part in that film and the work that they did earlier, that became instrumental in creating Snow White.

So, overall…the Diamond Edition is just incredible when it comes to the actual digital restoration of this classic film and a release that is absolutely packed with special features. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition” is a solid release that raises the bar of what Disney is capable of in terms of content in a home video release. This is truly a magnificent release and is highly recommended!

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February 28th, 2010 by coleman1533060
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Who could not love a romantic comedy that takes place in Italy? Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr have very obvious chemistry, and are well matched in this movie. The multiple locations in Italy were breathtaking, and an excellent backdrop.

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One of the best things about this movie was the beautiful setting. It was filmed in Venice, and there were some seriously magnificent shots. It made me wish I could just pick up and go there for a weekend, like Faith and Kate did.

The movie begins with Faith as a girl, playing with a Ouiji board. She asks who her soulmate is, and it gives her the name Damon Bradley. All her life, she waits to find him, but is unsuccessful. Marisa Tomei does an excellent job portraying the naive dreamer, Faith. When a phone call turns out to be a lead on discovering her soulmate, Faith and Kate fly to Venice, hoping to find him…ten days before Faith is supposed to marry the wrong man. In Venice, Faith runs into Peter Wright *literally* who chases her down to return her shoe. The moment she bumps into him, he falls in love with her! Seeing it as his only opportunity to get to know her, Peter (played by Robert Downey Jr.) pretends to be Damon.

I won’t spoil the ending, but I will say this movie really made me smile. It’s a great chick flick for those of us who love romance movies.

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